Category Archives: Film Festivals

Tonight, Friday, March 3 kicks off the 19th edition of the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, one of Europe’s largest nonfiction events. Nearly 150 new and recent feature docs will screen at the event, which runs through Sunday, March 12, representing a mix of world premieres, regional debuts of other festival favorites, and a large showcase of work from within Greece and its Balkan neighbors. What follows are highlights, broken down by the fest’s many thematic sections: Continue reading →

Programming for several sections of the 16th annual Tribeca Film Festival have just been announced, including the US and International Narrative Competitions, World Documentary Competition, Spotlight Narrative and Documentary, Viewpoints, and Midnight. VR ad Storyscapes will be announced tomorrow, while Galas, Closing Night, and Special Sections will be announced next Tuesday. Today’s films represent 82 out of 98 features in this year’s slimmed down presentation, including the 34 documentaries noted below: Continue reading →

Tomorrow, Friday, March 3 kicks off the 34th edition of the Miami Film Festival. Before wrapping on Sunday, March 12, the popular event, which offers a particular focus on Ibero-American work, will present more than 130 films, including just under 30 feature docs, some of which are noted below. Continue reading →

The 14th edition of the True/False Film Fest takes place this weekend, starting Thursday, March 2 and wrapping on Sunday, March 5. More than 30 new and retrospective features, including several hush-hush “secret screenings,” will be showcased in the welcoming college town of Columbia MO, a line-up of highlights from notable events like Sundance, IDFA, Toronto, and elsewhere, as well as several new titles. While I’m sadly missing the festival this year, here’s a brief look at some of the new or under-the-radar titles I’d be checking out if I were in attendance:

Among these are Chico Pereira’s infectiously charming DONKEYOTE (pictured), which follows the director’s uncle as he sets off on a quixotic trip with his faithful donkey and dog; Viktor Jakovleski’s BRIMSTONE & GLORY, a portrait of a Mexican town known for its fireworks; Shevaun Mizrahi’s DISTANT CONSTELLATION, on life in an Istanbul retirement home; Florent Vassault’s LINDY LOU, JUROR NUMBER 2, which accompanies the titular figure as she revisits a trial that has haunted her for twenty years; Fan Jian’s STILL TOMORROW, a portrait of Chinese woman who experiences unexpected fame; and Lea Glob and Mette Carla Albrechtsen’s VENUS, which surveys 100 women on their sexual history.

This Sunday, February 26 sees the start of the 13th annual ZagrebDox. The Croatian event will present 75 new and recent feature documentaries before it comes to a close on Sunday, March 5. In addition to offering local audiences a look at many favorites from the larger doc festival circuit, the festival showcases new regional work, some of which is noted below: Continue reading →